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Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:23:40 2012

Openly gay Mitt Romney advisor Richard Grennell, who was brought in to guide the Republican presidential candidate's foreign-policy message, resigned under pressure from anti-gay GOP conservatives today. Romney accepted Grennell's resignation without protest, nor did the candidate address the "uproar" in the National Review and Daily Caller over Grennell's appointment.

The GOP continues, even in the face of its leading Presidential candidate, to loudly and clearly express its attitudes towards gays. How disgusted GOProud and the Log Cabin Republicans must be tonight! Perhaps their members will wake up and see that although they share the ideas of the right, the right DOES NOT WANT OR ACCEPT THEM.

Sad. Just sad, all the way around.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by Italianstallion on Tue May 1 23:25:53 2012, in response to Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:23:40 2012.

Though he was gay, he was also a jerk.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue May 1 23:31:33 2012, in response to Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:23:40 2012.

Even sadder is that this guy they shitcanned, like so many others who violate the party of God's core policies, knew what he was doing. Ah well ... there's always Condi. :-\

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:33:01 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by Italianstallion on Tue May 1 23:25:53 2012.

Yes, he was a bit of a jerk, but by all accounts, he was forced out because he was gay. His sexual orientation was the cause of the furor in conservative circles when Romney hired him.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by SelkirkTMO on Tue May 1 23:33:16 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by Italianstallion on Tue May 1 23:25:53 2012.

Excellent! I enjoy being wrong! :)

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 1 23:47:11 2012, in response to Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:23:40 2012.

https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23Amendment1

Have you heard about this? I saw it on twitter today.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:50:58 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 1 23:47:11 2012.

Have you anything to say about the topic of this thread?

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by LuchAAA on Tue May 1 23:56:10 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:50:58 2012.

Have you anything to say about the topic of this thread?

Not really.

But for some reason it reminded me that I had something to say to you, and that was it. The tweet about NC.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by orange blossom special on Wed May 2 07:54:40 2012, in response to Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Tue May 1 23:23:40 2012.

Am I supposed to click the link or is your summary enough? The summary sounds a lot like the gay card and identity(tribal) politics.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed May 2 08:11:48 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by orange blossom special on Wed May 2 07:54:40 2012.

The link is to the Washington Post, and, no, Grennell wasn't playing the "gay card". He was forced out specifically because he was gay. The agitation from the conservatives for his removal from the Romney campaign, started the day he was hired.

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Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign

Posted by bingbong on Wed May 2 12:07:26 2012, in response to Re: Openly Gay Romney Advisor Forced Out Of Campaign, posted by JayZeeBMT on Wed May 2 08:11:48 2012.

...leaving us with proof positive that ideology trumps competency to these loons.


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